DJ Quest Diagnostics Inc. Stock Underperforms Tuesday When Compared To Competitors
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Shares of Quest Diagnostics Inc. $(DGX)$ shed 1.28% to $228.39 Tuesday, on what proved to be an all-around great trading session for the stock market, with the S&P 500 Index rising 0.58% to 7,818.93 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average rising 0.49% to 51,521.28.
This was the stock's second consecutive day of losses.
Quest Diagnostics Inc. closed 8.22% below its 52-week high of $248.84, which the company achieved on September 21st.
The stock demonstrated a mixed performance when compared to some of its competitors Tuesday, as UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH) fell 0.60% to $376.32, IQVIA Holdings Inc. $(IQV)$ fell 2.30% to $259.98, and Centene Corp. (CNC) rose 0.48% to $64.61.
Trading volume (1.8 M) eclipsed its 50-day average volume of 986,082.
Data source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet. Data compiled October 6, 2026.